Glove.



C. F. DIDDLE.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1917,

Patentd Aug. 14, 1917.

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CARL IE. DIDDLE, OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

GLovE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 1917.

Application filed May 3, 1917. Serial No. 166,194.

gauntlet type, and my object is to provide'a glove of this type which will not be open to the objection that water entering the cuff will find its way into the hand-covering portion of the glove, and with this object in view my invention consists in the glove having the construction substantially as herelnafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspectivev view of a glove embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the glove proper, that is to say the part which covers the hand and fingers, and 11 the gauntlet, which as usual extends from the glove proper in a flaring form so that it extends over the wrist and a substantial portion of the forearm. hen worn by firemen in fighting fires and under other conditions where there is exposure to water, water finds its way into the gauntlet by reason of the let upon the arm, and with the ordinary construction of gauntlet it, of course, enters into and collects in the hand-covering por- To meet this situation I tion of the glove. place withinthe gauntlet a cuff 12, which at its inner end, and preferably at the point where the gauntlet and glove proper are joined together, is attached in a tight manner to the glove, and thus cuff and gauntlet are connected together. The cuff 12 is sufficiently smaller in diameter than the interior of the gauntlet as to provide a clear space between them and so that the-cuff fits the arm of the wearer fairly snug. It'will thus Copies of this patent may be obtained for be seen that water finding. its wayinto the gauntlet will be prevented by the cuff from entering the glove proper, and by raising the arm. to a more or less vertical position any water finding'its way into the gauntlet may be readily poured out therefrom. Preferably, however, I provide means for discharging from the gauntlet and the cufi? anywater entering the gauntlet, which means may take the form of one or more eyelet holes 13 perforating the gauntlet at, or adjacent the bottom of the water receiving chamber, which is formed between the gauntlet and thecuffyand preferably toguard the discharge opening on the outside I place over the same a lip 14: sufficiently spaced therefrom to serve the purpose of a guard while at the same time allowing a free outflow of water. I

Preferably water-proof material willbe used in making my glove, for example heavy duck suitably wa'ter-proofed, and if'desired' having a lining of wool, or other warm material. However, I do not limit myself to the use of water proof material, nor in fact to anyparticular material; and when I use the term glove it is tobe understood that I use-it in a generic sense as including any form of hand covering.

The lip 14 may be made of any desired material. Preferably it will be made sufficiently stiff so as to resist crushing pressure, and preferably, it will be of thin steel and covered with leather. 1 unavoidable free, or loose fit ofthe gauntwithin the gauntlet connected at its inner end to the latter and spaced therefrom, a

passage through the gauntlet at the inner end thereof establishing communication between such space and the outside of the gauntlet, and a guard in the form of a lip on the exterior of 'the'gauntle't reaching over the otuer end ofsaid passage.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

CARL F. DIDDLE.

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